It used to be a sight to behold at Burton’s factory and the shipyard at lunchtime. When the 12 o’clock siren went, the girls poured out from Burton’s factory in Rawcliffe Road and the men left the shipyard on Bridge Street and where they converged on Boothferry Road it was chaos. It used to be bedlam in the middle of town.

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George is our longest-serving volunteer. He has lived his whole life in Goole, worked for many years as the town's milkman and has a wealth of local knowledge.George's Tweets represent some of his amusing memories and anecdotes as shared with the volunteer team during our regular coffee breaks!!